Billiard-cue.



C. Rt SMITH.

BILLIARD CUE.

APPucATIoN FILED SEPT. le, :914.

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PatQntedNov. 16, 1915.I

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CHARLES R. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PATRICK I McLAUG-IL-IN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BILLIARD-CUE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. ic, 1915.

Application filed September 16, 1914. Serial No. 861,982.

To all whom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard- Cues, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invent-ion relates to improvements in billiard cues, and has for its object the provision of a billiard cue having improved means for securing the tip thereto.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a view showing the tip end of a cue, embodying my invention, in section, Fig. 2, a similar view showing the tip end in a section taken on substantially line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, a view of the tip end of the cue with the tip removed, Fig. 4, a detail view of a tip, and Fig. 5, an enlarged detail view of a locking bar employed in the construction.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises an ordinary billiard cue 6 having a reduced cylindrical projection 7 at its tip end, said projection being provided with a diametric notch 8 in its outer end and perforations 9 extending therethrough. A locking bar or strip 10 is fitted within notch 8 and secured therein by means of pins 11 extending through perforations 9 and corresponding perforations in bar l0, as shown, said bar being provided with a substantially spearhead-shaped projection 12. The cue tip 13 is provided on its inner side with a cylindrical shank or projection 14 having a central substantially rectangular recess 15 therein and adapted to receive and interlock with spear-head 12 on bar 10. A ferrule 16 is arranged around projection 7 and shank 14 to reinforce the connection and present an attractive appearance.

It should be noted that the head 12 is elongated transversely of the device and that the barbs or shoulders thereof extend entirely around the same, whereby the tip is held firmly on the cue without danger of wabbling or loosening at one or opposite sides thereof.

By this arrangement the cue tip may be readily applied without the use of glue, and the more it is used, the tighter the connection with the cue will become.

l.Vhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a cue having a reduced portion at its tip end, said portion being provided with a diametric notch; a locking bar arranged in said notch and snugly fitting therein; pins passed through said portion and said bar; a spear-head projection on said bar, said head being transversely elongated and provided with a barb extending entirely around the same; a tip having a shank provided with a recess receiving said projection and interlocking therewith; and a ferrule surrounding said shank and the reduced portion of said cue, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES R. SMITH.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. POTTS, ARTHUR A. OLSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, ID. G. 

